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Okay, so I released my predictions for these awards several days ago. It’s time to see how I did.

BEST PICTURE

The Big Sick
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Florida Project
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

8/10. I had The Disaster Artist and Mudbound over The Big Sick and The Florida Project. So, I’ve seen half of these movies, and this seems like a pretty solid lineup. At this point, I’ve pretty much given up all hope for Downsizing and The Greatest Showman being Best Picture nominees. However, if there’s any justice in the world, Coco might still have a tiny, tiny chance to earn that nomination. Or at least, that’s what I’m telling myself to keep myself sane.

6/7. The main reason that the Critics Choice awards are so hard to predict is that they keep changing the number of nominees they allow. I don’t know how many other directors outside of these seven are in serious contention. Also, if for some reason you still aren’t predicting Get Out to be a Best Picture contender, you need to change that.

4/5. Man, this year is tough for ensembles. I find it interesting that The Shape Of Water didn’t show up here, even though it got nominated for everything else. If the film fails to get an Ensemble nomination at SAG, it loses all hope of becoming a Best Picture Winner.

BEST FILM EDITING

Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape Of Water

3/5. I’m surprised that Get Out missed the lineup.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Blade Runner 2049
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape Of Water

4/5. I really wish they could have more of a standard for how many nominees they allow per category.

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Beauty And The Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
Murder On The Orient Express
Phantom Thread
The Shape Of Water

5/6. I hate to keep bringing this up, but Coco deserves to be here.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Beauty And The Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Phantom Thread
The Shape Of Water
Wonder Woman

3/5. I’m not entirely sure what wins in this category.

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Beauty And The Beast
Darkest Hour
I, Tonya
The Shape Of Water
Wonder

4/5. In hindsight, I should have predicted Wonder to be nominated.

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape Of Water
Thor: Ragnarok
War For The Planet Of The Apes
Wonder Woman

4/6. I’m honestly shocked that I didn’t include Dunkirk in my initial predictions.